Editorial: The real American way
Pardon my French, but I have had enough of this Confederate bulls–t. Americans are exceptional in many ways, one of
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The mall’s only hope
Renovations, better movie theater seating and medical services would do a lot. But there is one particular tenant that, if secured, could single-handedly save the Hudson Valley Mall. The people will come from miles around— the people will come.
Hugh Reynolds: A grim diagnosis
I won’t get into the back-and-forth between Hein and Cahill over who did more (or less) to bring the feuding parties to the bargaining table. To paraphrase LBJ, they were both pissing into the tent, with the public ultimately getting soaked.
Hugh Reynolds: Political conflict at the gym
An incident at a local gym was revealing of this political moment. Confronting a man who declined to vacate a piece of equipment he wasn’t using, a woman said: “You must be one of those people who voted for Trump.” Game on.
Kingston Times letters (8/3-10)
Topics include: A dachshund’s loyalty and new vision needed for mall.
Hugh Reynolds: Facing reality
According to a recent survey, 57 percent of the 56,000 registered voters in the 19th congressional district who are not enrolled in any political party failed to vote. A huge voting block is up for grabs— if only the candidates can put together an attractive message to reach them.
Letters: Access to Faso’s office denied?
An activist and representative of the congressman disagree about whether the Kingston district office was declared off-limits to constituents seeking to fill out comment cards each Friday.
Letter: State Democrats need more democracy
Members of the state committee should have a greater voice in the party.
Hugh Reynolds: Alms for the poor
Fewer than two dozen property owners had leverage over more than 8,000 others in the city. Those ratios need to be adjusted, in my view.
Developer outlines vision for Hudson Valley Mall
There is much work to do to create and then implement the right vision for the future of the Hudson Valley Mall and the surrounding Route 9W retail corridor. For example, we know that the community wants a luxury theater offering, more and better restaurant and food-purveyor offerings, and an updated and pleasing atmosphere for convenient retail shopping.